To borrow Ven. Huifeng's analogy, in the army they shave your head, tell you exactly how to fold your uniform and make your bed, and make you do meaningless drills designed to break down your personality and make a soldier out of you. I mean, monk.

Alfredo wrote:To borrow Ven. Huifeng's analogy, in the army they shave your head, tell you exactly how to fold your uniform and make your bed, and make you do meaningless drills designed to break down your personality and make a soldier out of you. I mean, monk.

They'll teach you some Buddhism in there too, by the way! And, being Buddhists, we don't have personalities... mwahahahaha!!!

It's clear that the education system in Florida has failed you so far, especially if you are only now learning that there are such things as libraries, that libraries contain books, and that you can learn from reading those books.

Finish school and get out of Florida. Colorado would be a good start. Until then, get to the library and study.

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It's clear that the education system in Florida has failed you so far, especially if you are only now learning that there are such things as libraries, that libraries contain books, and that you can learn from reading those books.

From the OP's track record, I am inclined to think otherwise. To state that about a state's education, you must have extraordinary evidence unless it was meant as a pun to the OP...

Any college that has a Religion department will have courses in Buddhism, but if you're looking for a college with inherent Buddhist values look into Soka University (in Orange County, CA) and Naropa University (in Boulder, CO).